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Railroad Blues
In this city,trains don’t talk of empathy.it’s racket, it’s noise, it’s outburstsas they all refrain from looking within So the train goes.past stationspast never ending final stops A sweet chorus whistles from the lipsof the conductor:don’t ask me about me,i won’t ask about you. Let me be lost till I disappearedinto my railroad blues. Thank… Continue reading
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The Road Home
As the starlight glows upon a lonely sky,We search for hope and pray to the Most High. A cold empty world, inside of meHeads down, as we walk aimlesslySearching for love, unity, and perhaps company. A snow falls,A star shines the brightest in the skyAttracting itself in me, radiating purely.A family awaits, arms wide With… Continue reading
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Don’t Let Go of My Hands
Whatever happens, don’t let me go. Continue reading
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Only Human
You’re a human.That is limited I’m an artist.That breaks limits So I smile.When I look at you,I look in youI look past youI look at your past Smile. And touch you. You’re only human.Possessive of limits I’m an artist.Seeing beyond possibilities And I hold you.Squeeze you between my body and heart Make your artleak. Squeeze… Continue reading
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Taking The L
Whenever I take the L,Nostalgia hits me like a late-running trainThat grinds my face to dust rising in the sun’sProjection on my mindInundated with a traffic of picturesLong left behind in the lightsSometimes more white than brightHabiting this train squeezing through a tube. Ghosts under the daylight;Memories that live long after their executionThat I raise… Continue reading